Czech Airlines Csa

About Czech Airlines Csa

Founded in 1923, CSA Czech Airlines is headquartered at Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague and is the Czech Republic's national airline, although it is equal parts owned by Czech Aeroholding and Korean Air respectively. In 1957 the company became the world's second airline to fly a service with jet aircraft. As well as its main flight hub at Vaclav Havel Airport, Czech Airlines CSA is also focused on Karlovy Vary Airport. The airline has a fleet of nearly 20 ATR, Airbus and Boeing airplanes, with the Airbus A319 being the most common aircraft in the fleet.

CSA Airlines has routes to more than 40 destinations, with some of its more popular flights including Prague, unsurprisingly, as well as Geneva, Budapest, Warsaw, Amsterdam and Moscow. Czech Airlines is a SkyTeam alliance member. In addition to its SkyTeam membership, the company has codeshare agreements set up with a large number of other carriers, just some of which include Aeromexico, Finnair, Vietnam Airlines and Delta Airlines.

Online check-in

Starting from 36 hours before a CSA flight is due to depart, passengers can check in online. Online check-in closes again 1 hour before take-off. The exceptions to this are Seoul where online check-in closes 90 minutes before departure plus a number of Russian airports where boarding passes must be collected at the airport. Czech Airlines passengers can also check in at the airline's self-service kiosks. To use the kiosk, passengers need to identify themselves using either a machine-readable passport, a credit or debit card or by typing in their booking number. These kiosks are currently only available in Prague. Airport check in can also be done in-person at a counter.

Hand luggage allowance

CSA Airlines allows all of its passengers to bring at least 1 item of hand luggage. All items of hand luggage must be smaller than 55 x 45 x 25 cm. Value tariff and Standard tariff passengers can bring 1 piece of hand luggage that weighs up to 8 kg. Flexi tariff passengers can bring 1 item of hand luggage weighing up to 12 kg. Business tariff passengers can bring 2 items of carry-on luggage with a combined weight not exceeding 12 kg. Hand luggage with is either too heavy or too large will instead be considered as hold luggage and subject to any applicable fees. Infants without their own seat reservation have no hand baggage allowance.

Checked baggage allowance

Passengers on CSA flights will have to check their tariff for their checked baggage allowance. Value tariff passengers do not have any checked baggage allowance. Standard tariff passengers may bring 1 item of luggage with a maximum weight of either 15 kg or 23 kg, depending on the destination. Flexi tariff passengers are entitled to 2 items of hold luggage, each with a maximum weight of 23 kg. Business tariff passengers may also bring 2 item of checked luggage totaling a maximum weight of of 32 kg per item. All checked baggage must have a combined height, width and length of less than 203 cm. Czech Airlines CSA will refuse to carry items weighing more than 32 kg. Infants without their own seat have the following checked luggage allowances. Those on the Value tariff may bring a stroller, while those on the Flexi or Business tariff may bring 1 item of luggage with combined dimensions of less than 115 cm and weighing less than 10 kg in addition to a stroller.

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